Charing's prayer letter (May 28, 2017)
Dear friends: I have finished the second semester in Chicago Theological Seminary. In that period, I took (1) Religious Liberty and LGBTQ Equality (2) Judges and Women (3) Biblical Laws and Ethics of Interpretation (4) Ph.D. Workshop. I also sat in the class (5) The Interpretation of Hebrew Bible, which a female Rabbi Professor bought us lots of Jewish perspectives. Otherwise, I also finished the teaching seminar of Wabash Center for doctoral students. That will help to improve my teaching skills and reflections. There is two good news. I was offered "Adrienne M. and Charles Shelby Rooks Fellowship" from United Church of Christ, for Ph.D. students and "2017-8 Gilberto Castaneda Scholar Awards" from Chicago Theological Seminary for LGBTQ advocator. Those will help a lot in my second year learning in Chicago. In the coming summer, I will take a course name "Queer Feminist Biblical Interpretation" and Frech. At the same time, I will translate a book